A deal that solved a thorny split on reforms to Maine's workers' compensation system was key to the passage of a two-year budget on Friday. Read More
An entirely new camping experience will be offered at state parks throughout Maine this summer, and it involves spacious canvas tents, stylish picnic areas and tiny wood stoves that will keep campers warm on chilly nights. Read More
Inspirational Reads
The canoe, made from a single yellow birch log, is further proof of a booming, semi-permanent Native American settlement in Cape Porpoise. It’s also a reminder that American history doesn’t start with Columbus in 1492. Read More
“This community is just so wonderful and just pulled together. It gives you renewed faith.” Read More
The Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department has already restored one vintage truck. Now, it's working to bring the complement of antique vehicles to three. Read More
Here’s to fathers. Grandfathers and godfathers, too. Natural and adopted alike. Father’s Day weekend honors the institution of fatherhood. And it continues to play an important role in society today. Hopefully, it will continue to do so for years to come. The… Read More
By Sterling Pingree- Sports Chowdah. It felt strangely appropriate that on the eve of Father’s day, the team that Pedro Martinez once referred to as his daddy, turned back the clock and made a shockingly Steinbrenner-eque trade. On the weekend that the first place Yankees two biggest “Bombers”, Stanton and… Read More
Two male juveniles broke into Alna’s old town office, smashed glass items and spray-painted obscenities on the walls in early June. Read More
The Weekly went to Mexicali Blues and Logical Sip Cafe & Coffee The Weekly is published in BDN Maine Weekly on Thursdays. This installment is for June 13. Read More
Kids need real wild things and experiences, as well as information. Read More
Show me a teacher who doesn’t love summer, and I’ll show you my pet unicorn. Read More
"When I was a child, I heard that if someone straightened out Maine's craggy coastline, it would stretch nearly 3,500 miles. By 1960, at age 8, I realized the only number that really mattered was 144, the distance from Bangor to Old Orchard Beach." Read More
